A Hermit places pictures on the wall in an aquatically decorated room. Then he orders some seafood. While waiting for the food to arrive, he drifts into a dream about being at the ocean, but since he has never actually seen the ocean in real life, the dream is back-dropped by the pictures he has on his wall. Aaron Franquero is the Hermit and an employee of The Sea Shack Express.

Directed by Kevin Hoffman
"Spring has arrived and a shoreline of lonely ice fishing shacks await their journey home. A young girl discovers a world of mystery as the ice shacks and their inhabitants come to life. For a few precious moments, she is swept away to a different place."

Day two felt quietly busy to us—as if everyone was very serious about this film thing. Seemed every other person walking around town had a pass flapping from their neck.
We caught some screenings, chowed on street food and mingled with German filmmakers. Day two of the film festival . . . winning!
Stay tuned for day 3 . . .

Delusional Cruelty won the "Highly commended for Idea award" in the Fresh Film Festival 2011.
It was my first attempt at making a full animated short film. I had done a lot of stop motion experimenting with toys and clay modals before this, but this was my first attempt with a story. I made it when I was 16/17 years old. My main focus for this project was production design. The whole set is made out of lollipop sticks and the floor is made of painted styrofoam and the gun is actually made from a carved lollipop stick.